A VPS for a Minecraft server
1,617 servers from 48 providers, from €5.41 a month. Prices checked yesterday
A Minecraft server on your own VPS costs less than most game hosts once you pass a handful of players, and you get full control over plugins, mods and backups. Memory decides how many players fit: the Minecraft Wiki puts a vanilla server at 2 GB for up to ten players and 4 GB beyond that, before the operating system and before plugins or mods. This list starts at 2 vCPU and 8 GB, enough for a Paper server with plugins and twenty players.
- Lowest bill
- €5.41(The lowest bill with every charge known. Rows priced lower leave out a charge their provider doesn’t publish.)
- Typical hidden fees
- +€20.00/mo(31% of these servers cost more than their price tag once the required fees are added (IPv4, setup, traffic, minimum term). On those, the extra is typically €20.00 a month. The list is always sorted by the full bill.)
1,617 servers match, sorted by bill per month.
| Tick 2 to 4 servers to compare their bills side by side | Traffic | Locations | Total | Actions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scaleway Dedibox Store-2-L-144TB · Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 · 12 × 12 TB HDD 4 cores · 8 threads · 64 GB RAM · 144 TB HDD · Unmetered traffic Check due | 4 cores 8threads | DDR4 64 GB | HDD 144 TB | Unmetered |  | €324.99(lowest complete bill on this page) incl. €25.00 setup | €3,899.87 12 mo | ||
 Vultr Bare Metal AMD EPYC 4345P 8 cores · 16 threads · 64 GB RAM · 3,890 GB NVMe · 10.24 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | 8 cores 16threads | DDR5 64 GB | NVMe 3.89 TB | 10.24 TB +€8.91/TB |     +5 | €325.20 | €3,902.35 12 mo | ||
 OVHcloud Rise RISE-6 · Intel Xeon Gold 6312U · 2 × 960 GB NVMe · Singapore 24 cores · 48 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1,920 GB NVMe · 25 TB traffic Check due | 24 cores 48threads | DDR4ECC 128 GB | NVMe 1.92 TB | 25 TB |  | €328.24 incl. €25.25 setup | €3,938.87 12 mo | ||
BandwagonHost 640G KVM - ECOMMERCE SLA LOS ANGELES 10 vCPU · 32.16 GB RAM · 640 GB · 10 TB traffic Check due | 10vCPU | 32.16 GB | 640 GB | 10 TB | | €329.64 Setup fee not published | €3,955.70 12 mo | ||
| Vultr Storage Optimized · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 640 GB NVMe · 7.17 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 640 GB | 7.17 TB +€8.91/TB |  | €334.11 | €4,009.27 12 mo | ||
| Vultr Memory Optimized · São Paulo 4 vCPU · 32 GB RAM · 800 GB NVMe · 8.19 TB traffic +€8.91/TB Check due | Dedicated 4vCPU | 32 GB | NVMe 800 GB | 8.19 TB +€8.91/TB | | €334.11 | €4,009.27 12 mo | ||
Microsoft Azure Azure F8s v2 · 32 GB SSD · London 8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 32 GB SSD · 0.1 TB traffic +€77.51/TB Check due | Dedicated 8vCPU | 16 GB | SSD 32 GB | 0.1 TB +€77.51/TB | | €334.87 incl. €69.76 Traffic | €4,018.46 12 mo | ||
 ServerMania AMD Epyc 7642, 128 GB, 1 TB NVMe 48 cores · 96 threads · 128 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe · 100 TB traffic Check due | 48 cores 96threads | DDR4 128 GB | NVMe 1 TB | 100 TB |  | €337.67 Setup fee not published | €4,052.03 12 mo | ||
 AWS Lightsail Lightsail 64 GB · IPv6 only +6 locations 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€80.19–€133.64/TB Check due | 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€80.19–€133.64/TB |    +10 | €338.56 | €4,062.72 12 mo | ||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail 64 GB · IPv6 only · Mumbai +2 locations 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 4 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due | 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 4 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB |    | €338.56 | €4,062.72 12 mo | ||
| 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 20 TB +€4.45/TB | +9 | €342.12 | €4,105.49 12 mo | |||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail 64 GB +4 locations 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 8 TB traffic +€80.19–€124.73/TB Check due | 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 8 TB +€80.19–€124.73/TB | +8 | €342.12 | €4,105.38 12 mo | ||
| AWS Lightsail Lightsail 64 GB · Mumbai +2 locations 16 vCPU · 64 GB RAM · 1,280 GB SSD · 4 TB traffic +€115.82–€151.46/TB Check due | 16vCPU | 64 GB | SSD 1.28 TB | 4 TB +€115.82–€151.46/TB | | €342.12 | €4,105.38 12 mo |
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Cores: Minecraft runs each world on one main thread, so a fast core beats many slow ones. Two vCPUs cover the main thread plus chunk generation and the operating system. If players notice lag when someone is busy on a neighbouring server, switch to dedicated cores with the cores filter. Big modpacks often want 10 GB of memory or more: raise the memory filter.
VPS or game host: a Minecraft host gives you a control panel, one-click modpacks and support, and charges per gigabyte of memory, often with a low first month. A VPS needs a few commands to install Java and Paper, or a free panel such as Pterodactyl or Crafty, and then runs as many worlds as it holds. The bills here include the IPv4 address, which players connect to, and the renewal price, so you can compare with a host’s regular monthly price.
Before you buy: pick the location closest to most of your players, because ping matters more than a few euros. Players connect on port 25565, so keep the IPv4 address on. Turn on backups or copy the world folder every night: a corrupted world is the one thing you cannot rebuild.